Global Patent Index - EP 4234952 A2

EP 4234952 A2 20230830 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VALVE MANIFOLD

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VALVE MANIFOLD

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINES VENTILVERTEILERS

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'UN BLOC DE SOUPAPES

Publication

EP 4234952 A2 20230830 (EN)

Application

EP 23180305 A 20190114

Priority

  • US 201862624156 P 20180131
  • EP 22173726 A 20190114
  • EP 19706055 A 20190114
  • US 2019013424 W 20190114

Abstract (en)

A multiple safety zone valve driver system (110) for driving a plurality of valves of a valve manifold, comprising a plurality of valve drivers (20-26), wherein each valve driver is configured to drive one or more valves of the manifold, a first safe output (162) that is operative to provide and shut off power to a first one or more of the valve drivers (20-26), and a second safe output (164) that is operative to provide and shut off power to a second one or more of the valve drivers (20-26) separately from the first output (162) providing and shutting off power to the first one or more of the valve drivers (20-26), wherein the first and second safe outputs (162, 164) are configured such that in response to a first type of safety event the first output (162) shuts off power to the first one or more valve drivers (20-26) and the second output (164) maintains power to the second one or more valve drivers (20-26).

IPC 8 full level

F15B 20/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

F15B 13/085 (2013.01 - EP US); F15B 13/0853 (2013.01 - EP US); F15B 13/0867 (2013.01 - EP US); F15B 20/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F16K 31/02 (2013.01 - CN); G05B 19/0423 (2013.01 - CN EP); G05B 19/0425 (2013.01 - US); G05B 19/0423 (2013.01 - US); G05B 2219/21042 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/25257 (2013.01 - CN); G05B 2219/25312 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2019152173 A2 20190808; WO 2019152173 A3 20191017; CN 111989626 A 20201124; CN 111989626 B 20240130; CN 117872901 A 20240412; EP 3746852 A2 20201209; EP 3746852 B1 20220720; EP 4063978 A1 20220928; EP 4063978 B1 20230913; EP 4234952 A2 20230830; EP 4234952 A3 20231018; ES 2925549 T3 20221018; US 11531314 B2 20221220; US 11874641 B2 20240116; US 2020393805 A1 20201217; US 2023069780 A1 20230302; US 2024103472 A1 20240328

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2019013424 W 20190114; CN 201980011205 A 20190114; CN 202410065782 A 20190114; EP 19706055 A 20190114; EP 22173726 A 20190114; EP 23180305 A 20190114; ES 19706055 T 20190114; US 201916767184 A 20190114; US 202218054226 A 20221110; US 202318531952 A 20231207